Thus, naturally, he fights every inch of the way for the union rights of the considerable West Indian element in his care and it is only when his own daughter [Kathie] falls in love with a Jamaican [Sonny Lincoln] that he is pulled up in his steps.
"[4] In Theatre World, Frances Stephens dubbed the play "a worthy effort by Ted Willis to deal with the current social problem created in this country by the influx of thousands of Jamaicans," also noting that it was "often moving" and that "the cast gave of their very best.
"[5] In The Spectator, however, Alan Brien called the play "Ted Willis's new dramatic pamphlet" and suggested that it failed to rise "above the level of the living newspaper" - noting also that "Lloyd Reckord as the West Indian is hampered by the insistence of both author and producer that he must be twice as sunny and smiling and endearing as everyone else in case the audience is tempted to say - 'No.
[8] Peter Cotes called the play "one of the first pieces about relationships between black and white people," noting that it "reaped a fine press in a limited run and Willis was treated with more respect as a stage playwright than he had ever been before.
According to The Stage, "The production ... was shot mostly in close-up giving greater emphasis to black and white ... Mr Willis doesn't attempt to solve the problem in this play.